This legislation has been repealed.
(a) that any offence punishable upon summary conviction has been committed with respect to the property; or
(b) that the property, or any part thereof, has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained,
may apprehend and detain the person so offering the property, and as soon as may be deliver her or him into the custody of a member of the Police Force, together with the property, to be dealt with according to law.